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SEVERIN GIVES THE INFAMOUS FILMS OF EDDIE ROMERO & GERARDO DE LEON THE ROYAL TREATMENT!
Truth be told Vault Dwellers, I've owned bargain-basement DVD copies of several of the "Blood Island" films, but I've never watched them. And now they will continue to remain unwatched because I splurged and ordered myself a copy of this fantastic Blu-ray set from Severin Films! All four films have been given a plethora of extras, have been remastered in 4K, and have reversible artwork! So if you're as excited as I am about this (limited to 3,500) release, scroll down and prepare to start drooling!
Synopsis: In 1959, American producer Kane Lynn teamed with Filipino filmmakers Eddie Romero and Gerardo de Leon to make a grisly thriller billed as "a unique experience in motion picture terror!" Its global success would soon transform the Philippines' movie industry, launch the legendary BLOOD ISLAND series, and change the face of drive-in/grindhouse horror forever. Francis Lederer (RETURN OF DRACULA), Richard Derr (WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE) and former Miss Denmark Greta Thyssen (JOURNEY TO THE SEVENTH PLANET) star in this "quite terrifying" (The New York Times) take on H.G.Wells' Island Of Dr. Moreau – also known as BLOOD CREATURE — now featuring a new 4k scan from a fine-grain print recently discovered at the UCLA Film Archive and presented totally uncut, including its "bell system for the squeamish and faint-hearted!!!"
Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Black & White | 89 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.37:1?)
Audio - 2.0 Mono
Extras:
- NEW! 4K REMASTER OF THE FILM!
- Man Becomes Creature: Interview with Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman!
- Dawn of Blood Island: Interview with Co-Director Eddie Romero!
- Terror Creature: Interview with Pete Tombs, Co-Author of "Immoral Tales!"
- When the Bell Rings: Interview with Critic Mark Holcomb
- Trailer
- Poster & Still Gallery
- Reversible BLOOD CREATURE Cover!
Synopsis: In this first unforgettable hit of the BLOOD ISLAND trilogy, legendary Filipino filmmakers Eddie Romero and Gerry de Leon combined '50s-style radioactive monster mayhem with taboo-smashing levels of graphic violence, nudity, dwarf-whipping and cuckolding that set insane new standards for drive-in/grindhouse depravity. Hollywood has-been Kent Taylor (Boston Blackie), former teen heartthrob John Ashley (BEACH BLANKET BINGO) and exotic-dancer-turned-Elvis-squeeze-turned-minister Beverly Powers (KISSIN' COUSINS, SPEEDWAY) star in this "brutal orgy of ghastly terror" – also known as ISLAND OF LIVING HORROR, JUNGLE FURY and BRIDES OF BLOOD ISLAND – now featuring a 4k scan from a recently discovered 35mm interpositive and presented absolutely uncut for the first time ever!
Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - 2.0 Mono
Extras:
- NEW! 4K REMASTER OF THE FILM!
- Audio Commentary with Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman!
- Jungle Fury: Archival Interview with Co-Director Eddie Romero!
- Here Comes the Bride: Interview with Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman!
- Beverly Hills on Blood Island: Interview with Actress Beverly Powers a.k.a. Beverly Hills!
- Alternate BRIDES OF BLOOD ISLAND Title Sequence and JUNGLE FURY Title Card!
- Teaser Trailer
- Trailer
- Poster & Still Gallery
- Reversible ISLAND OF LIVING HORROR Cover!
Synopsis: In perhaps the most infamous film in the BLOOD ISLAND franchise, co-directors Eddie Romero and Gerry de Leon upped the already over-the-top nudity, violence, horny monster havoc and unmatched WTF?-ness of the first movie to deliver what Dangerous Minds hails as "one of the greatest/nastiest/goriest films of the 1960s." AIP-leading-man-turned-producer John Ashley (HOW TO STUFF A WILD BIKINI, The A-Team) and '60s-starlet-turned-'80s-porn-queen Angelique Pettyjohn (Star Trek, TITILLATION) star in this "horrifying nightmare of a thousand frightening dreams" – also known as GRAVE DESIRES and TOMB OF THE LIVING DEAD – now scanned in 4k from a recently discovered camera negative and presented totally uncut for the first time ever, including the legendary "Oath of Green Blood" prologue!
Disc Specs:
Not Rated | Color | 92 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - 2.0 Mono
Extras:
- NEW! 4K REMASTER OF THE FILM!
- Audio Commentary with Horror Film Historians Nathaniel Thompson and Howard S. Berger!
- Audio Commentary with Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman!
- Tombs of the Living Dead: Interview with Pete Tombs, Co-Author of "Immoral Tales!"
- A Taste of Blood: Interview with Critic Mark Holcomb!
- The Mad Doctor of Blood Island: Archival Interview with Co-Director Eddie Romero!
- Trailer
- Poster & Still Gallery
- Bonus Disc: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD (in box set only)!
- Reversible TOMB OF THE LIVING DEAD Cover!
Synopsis: This sequel to MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND picks up minutes after the earlier movie left off, with the horrific Chlorophyll Monster on a rampage aboard a yacht. Sole survivor of the carnage, the heroic Dr. Foster now realizes that his job of making the island safe for the native villagers has only just begun.
Dr. Lorca captures the Chlorophyll creature and keeps him under control by separating its head from its body. He taunts the still-living head until it seethes with a lust for revenge. Dr. Foster's army meets Lorca's henchmen in a climactic battle royale, with the roaming, headless body of the monster adding yet more mayhem to the action-packed mix!
Disc Specs:
Rated PG | Color | 90 minutes | Region A
Video - 1080p Widescreen (1.85:1)
Audio - 2.0 Mono
Extras:
- NEW! 4K REMASTER OF THE FILM!
- Audio Commentary with Hemisphere Marketing Consultant Samuel M. Sherman!
- Celeste and the Beast: An Interview with Celeste Yarnall!
- Dr. Lorca's Blood Devils: Interview with Actor Eddie Garcia!
- Super 8 Digest Version!
- Trailer
- Poster & Still Gallery
Severin Films' outstanding BLOOD ISLAND COLLECTION is now available wherever discs are sold and ranges from $56 - $64. You can pick your very own copy of this Special Edition set now from AMAZON, BULLMOOSE, DIABOLIK DVD, or directly from SEVERIN FILMS. However, if for some reason you don't want the complete set, you can order each film separately (except for BEAST OF BLOOD because it is a box set exclusive)!
I should also note that Severin Films is also offering up a limited number of $75 BLOOD OATH BUNDLES which contain the complete boxed set, plus a smattering of other cool extras including:A Blood Island Treasure Map, "The Beast" enamel pin, a "Beast of Blood" swizzle stick, a set of 4 "Blood Beast" drink coasters, and a "Blood Oath" recipe card! If this sounds too good to pass up, CLICK HERE to get your claws on one of these Blood Oath Bundles ASAP!
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